Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Introduction to the verb rouir
The English translation of the French verb rouir is “to ret (flax, hemp, etc.)”. It is pronounced as “roo-eer” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of rouir can be traced back to the Old French word “roillir”, which means “to redden”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the context of the traditional method of preparing flax or hemp for spinning, which involves soaking the plants in water until the fibers soften and can be separated.
1) “Je dois commencer à rouir le lin pour mes projets de tissage.” (I have to start retting the flax for my weaving projects.)
2) “Les agriculteurs locaux ont roui leur chanvre dans la rivière.” (The local farmers retted their hemp in the river.)
3) “Il est important de bien contrôler le processus de rouissage pour obtenir des fibres de qualité.” (It is important to carefully monitor the retting process to obtain quality fibers.)
Rouir – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of rouir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | rouis | Je rouis le lin. | I am retting the flax.
Tu | rouis | Tu rouis la paille. | You are retting the straw.
Il | rouit | Il rouit le chanvre. | He is retting the hemp.
Elle | rouit | Elle rouit la soie. | She is retting the silk.
On | rouit | On rouit le jute. | We are retting the jute.
Nous | rouissons | Nous rouissons le lin. | We are retting the flax.
Vous | rouissez | Vous rouissez la paille. | You are retting the straw.
Ils | rouissent | Ils rouissent le chanvre. | They are retting the hemp.
Elles | rouissent | Elles rouissent la soie. | They are retting the silk.
Other Conjugations for Rouir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rouir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rouir
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